Tea Bread

Method

• step 1

  Put the dried fruit into a bowl and pour the tea over, cover and leave overnight (not in the fridge).

• step 2

  After overnight soaking..Preheat oven to Gas Mark 4. Line or grease a 2lb loaf tin.

• step 3

  I use a loaf liner for ease

• step 4

  Sieve the flour into a bowl and add spice if using. Pour over soaked fruit and any juices (remove teabag if using!).

• step 5

  Add egg and stir well with wooden spoon until all mixed up.

• step 6

  Spoon into prepared tin and if wished sprinkle over 1tsp of sugar (you don't have to but it gives it a nice crunch and it is only 1tsp!!).

• step 7

  Put into oven and bake for about an hour, maybe a little more depending on your oven.

• step 8

  When cooked through, remove from oven and cool on a rack.

• step 9

  EAT!!! Lovely with butter spread on it. I know that defeats it being fat free but hey ho!!